Newark in Essex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Archie Callahan

By Bill Coughlin, March 6, 2011

1. Archie Callahan Marker

Inscription.

Archie Callahan. .

Commemorating Archie Callahan who gave his life at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 [ Lower Marker: ]. Archie Callahan Jr. was born and raised in Newark, NJ. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 19 on August 21, 1940. Callahan became the first African American Newark resident to die by enemy action aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Japanese bombardment on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Archie Callahan Jr. paid the ultimate price, the sacrifice of his life for his country. In 1942 a monument was purchased by the City of Newark and unveiled in Douglas Harrison Park in honor of this local American hero. The Archie Callahan monument was moved to Military Park in 2005 and rededicated by the American Legion Guy-Callahan Post 152 Newark, NJ on December 4, 2005.

Archie Callahan Jr. was born and raised in Newark, NJ. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 19 on August 21, 1940. Callahan became the first African American Newark resident to die by enemy action aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Japanese bombardment on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. Archie Callahan Jr. paid the ultimate price, the sacrifice of his life for his country. In 1942 a monument was purchased by the City of Newark and unveiled in Douglas Harrison Park in honor of this local American hero. The Archie Callahan monument was moved to Military Park in 2005 and rededicated by the American Legion Guy-Callahan Post 152 Newark, NJ on December 4, 2005.

Erected 1942 by Rededicated in 2005 by the American Legion Guy-Callahan Post 152 Newark, NJ.

Location. 40° 44.289′ N, 74° 10.227′ W. Marker is in Newark, New Jersey, in Essex County. Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and Cedar Street, on the left when traveling south on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is located in the southern end of Military Park. Marker is in this post office area: Newark NJ 07104, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on March 8, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.

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